News and Media

All media enquiries, including requests for comment from the CEO, should be directed to communications@waamh.org.au or call +61(0)8 6246 3027 or 0488 661 277.   This contact is for media outlets only, for all other enquiries, please visit the WAAMH contact page.

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Announcements

  • 13 Nov 2017

    WAAMH 2017 Annual Report released

    The Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) held its Annual General meeting on Friday, 10 November, 2017 and tabled its Annual Report, which detailed an increase in membership, important work to support the reform of the Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act and a significant rise in the number of mental health professionals and consumers trained in the past year, up 48 per cent to 3100 people.

  • 07 Nov 2017

    Media Release - Conference to highlight secure housing as the ‘first domino’ for good mental health

    WA’s peak body for community mental health, the WA Association for Mental Health (WAAMH), and tenant advocacy body Tenancy WA, are pleased to jointly present for the first time the WA Tenancy Conference, to be held from November 27-29, 2017.

  • 09 Oct 2017

    WAAMH CEO to step down

    After five years at the helm of WA’s peak body for community mental health, Rod Astbury has given notice of his intention to step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH) at the end of the year.

  • 03 Oct 2017

    Media release - Record number of community events as 2017 Mental Health Week gets underway

    From Kalgoorlie to Nannup, Broome to Esperance, on the eve of Mental Health Week 2017, the WA community is set to reduce the stigma around mental health issues and raise awareness via over 100 events being held by community groups throughout the state from October 7-14.

  • 13 Sep 2017

    Media Release - Mental Health Week 2017 program launched!

    WA’s peak body for community mental health, the Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH), in association with the Mental Health Commission and Lotterywest, is proud to launch the program for this year’s WA Mental Health Week, running from October 7-14.

  • 11 Sep 2017

    Media Release - Mental Health Week grant recipients announced

    The recipients of the 2017 WA Mental Health Week community grants have been announced, with 33 groups overall, including 21 regional groups, receiving funding towards their event to be held during the week.

  • 13 Jul 2017

    2017 WA Mental Health Awards winners announced

    AN initiative to support suicide prevention in the construction industry, a former infantry soldier turned mental health advocate and a service to address one of the most distressing aspects of severe mental illness have all been recognised in this year’s WA Mental Health Awards, held earlier this evening at the Perth Concert Hall.

  • 05 Jul 2017

    Media Release: State mental health conference to showcase diversity and best practice in WA

    MORE than 1000 people will gather for WA’s biggest mental health conference over the next week, which has attracted a sell-out crowd and broad representation from the community, government and business sectors.

  • 15 Jun 2017

    Media Release - Finalists announced for WA Mental Health Awards

    FINALISTS have been selected for the WA Mental Health Awards after a staggering 150 nominations across eight diverse categories were received as part of the WA Mental Health Conference and Awards.

  • 25 Apr 2017

    Media Release: National forum leads way in reducing restrictive practices in mental health

    Despite the last straightjacket being removed from Graylands Hospital in 2007 and Western Australia reducing seclusion in mental health units by nearly 70% over the past 10 years, there is still much to be done in shifting restrictive practice out of mental health units entirely.